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Earthquakes near Moore, OK

No earthquake was likely felt in Moore in the 24 hours to 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC). The last one was M 1.9, 9 km (6 mi) SSE, at 11:40 pm CDT on 6 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.

M 2.6

Latest: 7:20 pm CST on 27 November 2023 · 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Moore, OK

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Moore was M 2.6, 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Moore, OK, at 7:20 pm CST on 27 November 2023, 7 km deep. 79 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Moore was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 84 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Moore since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Moore in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
1
Last 30 days
1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.4
Last 12 months
2 · largest M 1.9 on 6 October 2026
Since 2016
311 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.5 on 8 September 2016, 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Moore, OK
Reported felt
209 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Sep 14 Sep 29 Oct 13
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.7–M2.4), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.9 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Moore, OK
  2. 1.5 15 km (9 mi) SW of Moore, OK · felt by 8
  3. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  4. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  5. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  6. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  7. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  8. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  9. 1.7 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 1
  10. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  11. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 8
  12. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  13. 2.2 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 13
  14. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  15. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  16. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  17. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 3
  18. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  19. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  20. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  21. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 1
  22. 1.7 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 1
  23. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 2
  24. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 3
  25. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 1
  26. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  27. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  28. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  29. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  30. 1.5 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Moore, OK
  31. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 6
  32. 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Moore, OK
  33. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Moore, OK · felt by 11
  34. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Moore, OK · felt by 4
  35. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Moore, OK · felt by 1
  36. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Moore, OK · felt by 5
  37. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Moore, OK
  38. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Moore, OK · felt by 9
  39. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Moore, OK · felt by 11
  40. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Moore, OK
  41. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Moore, OK · felt by 1
  42. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Moore, OK
  43. 1.8 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Moore, OK · felt by 2
  44. 1.9 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Moore, OK · felt by 3
  45. 1.9 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 3
  46. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 1
  47. 1.9 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Moore, OK · felt by 4
  48. 2.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Moore, OK · felt by 12
  49. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) S of Moore, OK · felt by 4
  50. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) S of Moore, OK · felt by 1

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Moore time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Moore are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Moore; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Moore

The strongest shaking in Moore from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.5 on 8 September 2016, 21 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Moore (est.)
M 3.5 21 kmIII · Weak · felt by 1,327
M 3.4 19 kmIII · Weak · felt by 11
M 3.5 27 kmIII · Weak · felt by 15
M 3.3 27 kmIII · Weak · felt by 160
M 3.3 30 kmIII · Weak · felt by 86

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Moore.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Del City 12 km · Norman 14 km · Oklahoma City 14 km · Midwest City 15 km · Mustang 22 km · Spencer 23 km · Warr Acres 24 km · Bethany 24 km

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